By
Dave Malcampo
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Eighteen communication students from Ateneo De Zamboanga University
(ADZU), Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) and Zamboanga City State
Polytechnic College (ZCSPC) underwent a three-day intensive training on peace
journalism starting May 7-10 at a local hotel here in Barangay Tetuan.
Sponsored by the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Engage Project in partnership
with the city government of Zamboanga, the training covered lectures on
newswriting and feature news writing interspersed with concepts on peace and
conflict with reference to news articles published in local papers.
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Officer Sheila E. Covarrubias of the City Government of Zamboanga lectured on
straight news writing while Executive Assistant Christian Olasiman of the City
Mayor’s Office gave a review on feature news wrting.
Frencie L. Carreon, a
Ph.D. candidate discussed peace journalism with the participants and Ms. Stella
A. Estrella, editor of The Sun Star Davao also gave a lecture on the Mindanao
Peace Lens.
The
student-participants also underwent a workshop on envisioning peace journalism
through drawing with Jules Benitez, USAID-Engage’s municipal and community
engagement officer as facilitator.